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The National Statistics Office said that the number of active voice subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased to 222,571,568 from 195,463,898 reported in the fourth quarter of 2021.
This, the office said, indicated a growth rate of 13.87 percent.
The bureau made the announcement in its report “Telecommunications data: active voice and Internet, porting and tariff information Q4 2022” published on Friday.
Between the quarters, the NBS said that the number has grown by 4.89 percent.
The statistics office also said that in the quarter of 2022, the number of active internet subscribers was 154,847,901 from 141,971,560 reported in the quarter of 2021, showing a growth of 9.07 percent. Between the quarters, it has grown by 1.35 percent.
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In terms of state profile analysis, the report said Lagos State had the highest number of voice subscribers in Q4 2022 with 26,460,867, followed by Ogun with 12,994,352 and Kano with 12,373,201.
Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,571,692 followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,920,996 and 2,001,846 respectively.
He also said that Lagos State had the highest number of active internet subscribers in Q4 2022 with 18,702,394, followed by Ogun with 9,206,614 and Kano with 8,470,131.
“Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,101,002 followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,264,825 and 1,474,970,” he said.
The telecommunications company, MTN, had the largest share of subscriptions in the 2022 quarter.
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